tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post1977041319926237085..comments2024-03-18T17:51:23.018-04:00Comments on MD Whistleblower: Unnecessary Antibiotics in Livestock: What's My Beef?Michael Kirsch, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-1717452639707073702012-09-08T13:06:21.593-04:002012-09-08T13:06:21.593-04:00I keep a small flock of sheep; mostly for wool, bu...I keep a small flock of sheep; mostly for wool, but I do eat the extra boys and retired ewes. I have a great relationship with my vet and I'm very judicious in my use of veterinary drugs. <br /><br />There are definitely times when an animal is too sick to wait for lab results and we just have to make our best guess in administering an ATB in hopes that we're dealing with a bacterial infection. if it looks like I'm going to lose an animal to pneumonia, might as well treat for pneumonia instead of doing nothing and finally getting a diagnosis while digging a grave! <br /><br />I'm grateful that there's still a pretty good range of vet drugs available OTC, but this is changing b/c so many farmers administer drugs indiscriminately. Good barn hygiene is practically free and a much more effective method than constantly wrestling animals in order to pump them full of drugs! A big worry for farmers right now is drug resistant parasites from overuse of wormers. It's worth the effort to run fecal testing in a symptomatic animal and treat specifically for a confirmed infestation, rather than prophylactically treating the whole flock. <br /><br />I've definitely seen 1st hand that drugs lose effectiveness with inappropriate use. When an animal isn't treated long enough and relapses, the same drug doesn't work nearly as well the 2nd time around. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-40557854005695165242012-09-05T18:11:19.713-04:002012-09-05T18:11:19.713-04:00Thanks, Charity. I endorse skepticism in the medic...Thanks, Charity. I endorse skepticism in the medical world. I believe this would serve patients and physicians well. Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-86602003406127731752012-08-30T14:42:38.859-04:002012-08-30T14:42:38.859-04:00I share your concerns about the overuse of ATB in ...I share your concerns about the overuse of ATB in humans and animals, but I also appreciate your hesitancy to jump on the "post hoc ergo propter hoc" fallacy that too many of us are prone too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-66842815820313677372012-08-23T11:51:48.090-04:002012-08-23T11:51:48.090-04:00Lisa, bullseye! Whistleblower readers are so erud...Lisa, bullseye! Whistleblower readers are so erudite. Suji, if humans are consuming meat that was treated with antibiotics, then we may also be ingesting germs that are resistant to antibiotics. When one branch of the food chain is disrupted, the whole tree is affected.Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-5388635657174074072012-08-19T22:31:40.475-04:002012-08-19T22:31:40.475-04:00I didn't know that animals are also given unne...I didn't know that animals are also given unnecessary amount of antibiotics.What would be the effect of this to the people consuming it? Sujihttp://xiliumonline.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-43486636313185394302012-08-19T09:01:35.477-04:002012-08-19T09:01:35.477-04:00Edgar Allen Poe
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